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Tissot Seastar 1970
The Tissot of the 60’s and 70’s was the poor man’s Omega. The brand was in fact part of the same company although Omega and Tissot products had nothing in common with each other. This was a workman’s watch, … Continue reading
Seiko Sports 1973
Watches got a little radical in the early seventies, and with its orange coloured dial, here is an example. As a 1973 sports watch it was bulky and rugged with the crown tucked away for protection. Features include water … Continue reading
Rado Quartz 1978c
Rado make some beautiful watches; this is not one of them. This watch is about 35 years old but doesn’t have a scratch on it thanks to the tungsten carbide case and sapphire crystal but that doesn’t … Continue reading
Shanghai 1970c
Before the fall of the bamboo curtain, China made their own watches and clocks. I can remember the alarm clocks. Where I worked in 1970 they sold them for $1.95 and they would arrive in store with spare mainsprings, … Continue reading
Bulova Automatic 1969
, One of the great watchmakers, Bulova, produced this excellent example of the transitional style from the 60’s to the 70’s in 1969. Bulky case but still stylish, square hands but not blockish and, revolutionary, blue dial. The 11ANACD … Continue reading
Avia Electro Mechanical
A Stepping Stone to a Giant Leap Forward In 1969 I went to the RMIT (Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology) as part of my apprenticeship and we studied this movement. It was the first time I had seen an electro-mechanical … Continue reading
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